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Release of a Nerve in the Ball of the Foot

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 64726

Relieves pressure on one of the small nerves running out to the toes by dividing the tight tissue squeezing it, most often in the ball of the foot between the long foot bones. Freeing the nerve eases the burning pain, tingling, or numbness that many people describe as standing on a pebble. The nerve itself is kept rather than removed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Release of a Nerve in the Ball of the Foot cost?

$1,825

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,825 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $537 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$537$398 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$407 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,820Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $275 to $759
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,288professional $537

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,288.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$758.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Colorado than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 31st of 51

$1,825

$537 physician + $1,288 facility

CO $4,847MT $873

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.